Wire-imbedding device



H. S. VOGEL.

WIRE IMBEDDENG DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED Aue.3'1, 1920.

1,359,639, Patnted Nov. 23,1920.

11/74/5655 flf/MGY S. V0651. INVENTOR.

QQZMW ATTORNEY.

HENRY S. VOGEL, OE COLUMBIA, MISSOURI.

,WIRE-IMBEDDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 31, 1920. Serial No. 407,199.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY S. VOGEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at (10- lumbia, in the county of Boone and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in W'ire-Imbedding Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to a device, for use in iinbedding in the wax foundation of a bee comb the wires of the supporting frame of said comb.

The principal object of the invention is to produce a device of this nature which through means of an electric current will cause the wire in the frame to become red hot so that it will imbed itself quickly and with one operation in the wax foundation.

Another object of the invention is to produce a plate upon which is situated the wax foundation in such a. manner as to imbed the wire therein without the same sagging as is common in devices of this nature now upon the market.

A still further object ofthe invention is generally to improve upon wire imbedding devices of this character by providing a device which will be extremely simple, durable and inexpensive in construction, one which is efficient and reliable in operation, and well adapted for the purpose of which it is designed.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 isa top plan view of the base plate used in connection with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the slidable plate used in connection with this invention.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken through the device.

Fig. 4C is a top plan view of the assembled device, and

Fig. 5 is a detailed sectional view through one corner of the device showing the sliding mechanism in detail.

This improved wire imbedding device consists of the base plate 1 which is formed of insulating material and is substantially elongated and rectangular in shape. A vertical elongated plate 2 is situated intermediate the ends of this base plate 1 and extends transversely thereof and also vertically therefrom and is held in place by means of the bolt 3 or any other suitable means. This plate 2 is also formed of insulating material. I

Adjacentthe end 4 of the baseplate 1 there are provided a pair of elongated longitudinally extending grooves 5 which are lined with tin or any other suitable metallic material 6. A spaced distance from the grooves 5 and in alinement therewith and adjacent the plate 2, I have provided a pair of longitudinally extending grooves 7. which are also lined ithe tin 6. A. rheostat 8 is situated upon the base plate upon the other side of the plate 2 as clearly shown in the drawing and may be of any preferred construction. As shown the rheostat is of the conventional water type but of course I do not wish to be limited in any sense to the rheostat as shown.

A sliding plate 9 having the depending staples 10 extending therefrom so as to ride in the grooves 5 and? is constructed so as to have its central portion thicker than the end portions as is clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing for a purpose to be hereinafter described. As shown in Fig. & of the drawing the frame 11 is of conventional form and as shown is provided with the con tinuous wire 12 upon which I have placed the contact point 13/ It will also be noted that the plate 2 is provided with the contact points 14 having the terminals 15 and 16. A battery or any other suitable source of electrical current 17 has the wire 18 leading therefrom so that the current will pass through the rheostat 8 and then through the wire 19 to the terminal 15 which of course is in contact with one of the contact plates 14.

The other contact plate lt is in electrical engagement with the terminal 16 so that the current when the circuit is closed will return to the battery 17 through the wire 20.

Before beginning to use this apparatus the operator has taken sheets of wax comb foundations and fastened them to the frames Patented Nov. 23, 1920.

according to the method now in use and well the central portions of the wire 12 WlllbG imbedded first, because of the fact that the points 13 will engage the contact plates 14 thus closing the circuit. It will be seen at once that the electrical contact which is made will cause the Wire to become red hot in a very small space of time depending upon how the rheostat is adjusted and how much electrical energy is available. As soon as the wire flashes red hot the operator pulls back the movable plate 9 and thus breaks the circuit. The frame is then removed and treated in a manner Well known in the art. From this description it will be seen that central portions of the slidable plate 9 are thicker thanthe end portions, thus preventing the sagging wire which is very desirablein devices 01": this nature. In Fig. 2 of the drawing it will be noted that I have provided a terminal which is connected to the staple 5 by means of the wire 26 so that a wire may be attached to the terminal 25 for forming a circuit with a cross Wire used upon some standard frames.

It is not thought necessary to go into further detail as it is thought that the construction and operation of the device Will be readily understood. It is quite evi-. dent that numerous changes in form, proportion, and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of this invention so as to accommodate'various conventional forms of frames now in commercial use. I'thera fore do not Wish to be limited to the construction herein shown and described other 7 than as claimed.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new 1s:

1. A Wire imbeddlng device lncluding a base plate, a slidable plate thereon, a source of electric energy and terminals connected to said source all for the purpose specified.

2. A Wire imbedder includingabase plate, grooves in said base plate, a slidable plate, staples depending from said slidable plate so as to ride in said grooves, a source of electrical energy, and terminals connected to said source.

3. A' true imbedding device including a base plate, 'a slldable plate thereon, a vertical plate thereon, terminals on said vertical plate, and a source of electrical energy connected to said terminals all for the purpose specified.

4:. A wireimbedding device including a base plate, a plurality of grooves in said 'base plate, a slidable plate, depending staples on said slidable plate, and adapted to ride in said grooves, a vertical plate situated upon said base plate, terminals provided on said vertical plate, a source oi":

electrical energy, and means for connecting HENRY s. voenL.

Witnesses:

GUY U. YOUNG,

OHAUNCEY M. SAVILLE. 

